FACULTY VITA
TIMOTHY DALE NORTON, ED.D .
Oral Roberts University • School of Education • 7777 South Lewis •
Tulsa, OK 74171 (918) 495-6460 • Email - tnorton@oru.edu
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Tenured Professor, Graduate School of Education
Education
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Higher Education
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1995
Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) in Educational Administration
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1986
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Educational Administration
Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 1982
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK 1980
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
 Reviewed a $400,000 grant proposal – Alzheimer’s Association 2010
 Elected Vice-President of the Oral Roberts University Faculty Senate
2010
 Discussion Participant, Integrating Biblical Principles into the
Curriculum. ORU School of Undergraduate Education and Metro
Christian Academy Administration 2009
 Conference Speaker – Kappa Delta Pi 47th Biennial convocation, The
Dissertation How to Research, Organize, and Successfully Defend 2009
 Presenter – Kappa Delta Pi Professional Education Workshop 2009
 University Faculty Senate 2009 - 2010
 Conference Speaker – Oral Roberts University Educational
Fellowship/International Christian Accrediting Association National
Conference - Tulsa, Oklahoma – Ten Things Principals and Teachers
would like to tell Parents about Parenting and How to Run the Race to
Win, 2009
 Presenter – Kappa Delta Pi Professional Educational Workshop – Oral
Roberts University, 2009
 Conference Speaker – Oral Roberts University Educational
Fellowship/International Christian Accrediting Association Regional
Conference –Baker, Louisiana – Ten Things Principals and Teachers
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would like to tell Parents about Parenting and How to Run the Race to
Win, 2008
Conference Speaker – Oral Roberts University Educational
Fellowship/International Christian Accrediting Association Regional
Conference – Houston, Texas – Ten Things Principals and Teachers
would like to tell Parents about Parenting, 2008
Conference Presentation – Christians in Political Science Sixth
National Conference: Serving God in the Academy and Beyond –
Different Religious Perceptions of Truth as Realities within the
Academy. Presented by Dr. Timothy D. Norton and Dr. Beverly M.
Hedberg, 2007
Conference Presentation – Culture, Christianity, and Diversity in
America, Tulsa, Ok –The Light of Truth: Restoration of a Culture with
Diverse Faith Traditions. Presented by Dr. Timothy D. Norton and Dr.
Beverly M. Hedberg, 2006
Conference Presentation – Culture, Christianity, and Diversity in
America, Tulsa, Ok – Females in the Christian College Presidency: A
Restoration Based in the Mennonite Peace Tradition. Presented by Dr.
Annyce Stone and Dr. Timothy D. Norton 2006
Conference Presentation – Religion, Culture, Curriculum, and
Diversity in 21st Century America, Tulsa, OK – Culture, Cultural
Pluralism, and Multiculturalism: A Biblical Analysis of Diversity.
Presented by Dr. Timothy D. Norton, Darlene Gaskill, and Dr. Gweth
Holzmann 2005
Conference Presentation – Christ in Contemporary Cultures: A
Cultural Studies Conference, Washington, DC – The Academy:
Conceptual Truths Examined December. 2005
Conference Presentation – Conference on Christianity, Culture and
Diversity in America – Culture, Cultural Pluralism, and
Multiculturalism: A Biblical Analysis of Diversity November 2005
University Copyright Committee 2005
Participated in a Round Table discussion on “What Makes a School
Effective” in Dr. Calvin Roso’s Instructional Theory and Practice
Modular class 2005
Executive Vice President, University Faculty Assembly Executive
Committee 2005
Faculty Promotions Committee—School of Education 2005
Academic Standards and Evaluation Sub-Committee 2005
University Faculty Assembly 2005
School of Education Faculty Senate 2005gChristian Worldview
Committee
Attended the state Association of Christian Schools meeting, Tulsa,
OK 2005
Conference Presentation – National Faculty Leadership Conference,
Washington, DC – Education Divinely Designed. Presented by Dr.
Timothy D. Norton and Dr. Beverly M. Hedberg June 2004
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Attended the state Association of Christian Schools meeting, Edmond,
OK 2004
Presented at Jenks Christian School’s Faculty in-Service presentation
entitled: The Reason for Our Being 2004
Graduate Counselor – Kappa Delta Pi 2004
“Vision and the Christian School” – Speech at the Annual Tulsa
Christian School Administrator’s Breakfast 2004
ICAA Site Visit Committee – Spirit Life Bible College 2004
Presentation – OATE Fall Teacher Educator Conference, Plagiarism: A
Plague on All Our Houses 2004
Speaker – ORU Graduate School of Education Multiculturalism and
Educational Leadership Modules 2004
Keynote Speaker – ORUEF/ICAA Professional Development
Conference – Understanding Our Reason for Being 2003
Speaker – ORU Mentoring Meeting for New Faculty – Learning and
Christian Worldview 2003
University Faculty Assembly Meeting – Opened with Prayer 2003
Speaker – Grace Fellowship Christian School Professional
Development Seminar – The Reason for Being and the Development of
a Biblical Worldview 2002
ORU Scholarship Telethon Prayer Partner Participation 2002
ORU Homeschool Spelling Bee Pronouncer 2002/2003/2004
Accreditation Team Member – International Christian Accreditation
Association Accreditation Site Team for Abundant Life School of
Ministry 2002
Accreditation Team Member – ICAA Accreditation Site Team for
Maranatha Community College 2002
Seminar Speaker – School Administration Internship Seminar for
Livets Ord Sweden – Christian Education in America 2002
Guest Speaker – Oral Roberts University, School of Education –
Christian Worldview in the 21st Century class 2002
Conference Speaker – Oral Roberts University Educational
Fellowship/International Christian Accrediting Association Regional
Workshop – Rocky Mountain Conference – Knowledge is Not Power—
It’s a Worldview 2002
Accreditation Team Member – ICAA Accreditation Site Team for
Calvary Bible Institute 2001
Accreditation Team Member – ICAA Accreditation Site Team for More
Than Conquerors College 2001
Accreditation Team Member – ICAA Accreditation Site Team for
Family of Faith College 2001
Accreditation Team Member – ICAA Accreditation Site Team for Word
to the World College 2001
Guest Speaker – Oral Roberts University New Faculty Mentoring
Program – The Integration of the Christian Ideal Within Our Academic
Disciplines 2001
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Seminar Speaker – Oral Roberts University, Graduate School of
Education – Finalizing the Dissertation: Formatting the Dissertation,
Oral Defense and Publication 2001
Seminar Speaker – Worldview Orientation Seminar for Livets Ord
Sweden Students 2001
Speaker – International Charismatic Bible Ministries – International
Workshop – Assessment and Evaluation of Bible Schools 2001
Speaker – ORUEF International Christian School Conference –
Assessment and Evaluation of Christian Schools 2001
Speaker – Oral Roberts University Faculty Summer Summit –
Resources on a Christian Worldview 2001
Guest Speaker – Liberty Bible Institute – Seminar on Syllabus Design
and Textbook Selection 2000
Speaker – ORU Art Methods/Evaluations Course – Biblical Worldview
Integration in Art Curriculum 2000
Speaker – ORU Educational Fellowship/International Christian
Accrediting Association Regional Workshop, Grace Fellowship
Christian School – Character What It Is And How To Teach It 1999
Board of Advisors – Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater
Kappa Delta Pi National Education Honor Society
In-service – Grace Christian School – Secondary Department 1998,
1999
Conference Speaker – International Christian Accrediting Association
Regional Convention – The Integration of a Biblical Worldview in
Education 1998
Guest Speaker, Oral Roberts University – Graduate School of Theology
– The Biblical Mandate for Home Education 1998
Guest Speaker – Victory Christian School – Senior Worldview Class –
Identifying a Biblical Worldview 1998, 1999
Chairman of the Board – Heritage Christian Academy, Chesapeake,
Virginia 1997
Guest Speaker – Regent University – Identifying and Assessing AtRisk Children 1995, 1996
Guest Speaker – Lydia International – Christian Educational History
1996
Leadership Address to Senior Parishioners of Glad Tidings Assembly
of God Church 1996
Guest Speaker – Tidewater Community College – Human Sexuality
Course 1994, 1996
Commencement Address – Collinswood Christian School 1995
Pulpit Speaker – Tabernacle Church of Norfolk – Sanctity of Human
Life 1995
Pulpit Speaker – Collins Baptist Church, Portsmouth – Sanctity of
Human Life 1994
Guest Speaker – College of William and Mary – Students for Life
Association – Sanctity of Human Life 1994
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Conference Speaker – Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship
National Conference – The Mandate to Educate: To Whom Does It
Belong? 1991
Parent Teacher Association Speaker – Victory Christian Academy The Mandate To Educate: To Whom Does It Belong? 1991
Seminar Speaker – International Christian Accrediting Association
Regional Convention – The Mandate To Educate: To Whom Does It
Belong? 1990
Conduct various training seminars and courses including: Early
Childhood Education; Curriculum Development; Educational
Management and Administration; History and Philosophy of
Education; and Child and Adolescent Psychology 1984 – current
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
 The Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference 2010
 Oral Roberts University Christian World View Lecture Series with
speaker Dr. J. Budziszewski 2010
 Kappa Delta Pi 47th Biennial Convocation 2009
 National Conference for Community and Justice, Union Public Schools
– Common Ground Workshop 2009
 Making Honor Codes Work – Oral Roberts University School of
Education on-line seminar 2009
 Association of Christian Schools International – District Meeting 2000
– 2009
 Gregory Alan Thornbury, Ph.D., “The Heart of a Child, The Mind of a
Grown-up” 2004
 NCATE Public Forum – No Child Left Behind Initiative 2003
 ORU Inaugural Ethics Conference 2002
 Greater Tulsa Community Christian School Administrator’s Breakfast
2002
 Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators Fall Conference 2002
 Hillsdale College Presentation – Hillsdale and the Recovery of the
Constitution 2002
 The Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature – ORU
School of Arts and Sciences 2002
 ORU School of Education Lecture Series – The Strategic Imperative:
Leadership 2001
 National Conference for Community and Justice, Union Public Schools
– Common Ground Workshop 2001
 Oral Roberts University School of Education – Greater Tulsa
Community School Administrator’s Breakfast 2000, 2001
 ORUEF International Christian School Conference – Dr. J. P. Morgan
– Loving Your God With All Your Mind 2001
 ORU Faculty Conference – David Barton, WallBuilders 2001
 Oklahoma Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual
Conference 2000
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NCATE Institutional Review Standards Extended Faculty Meeting
2000
ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
 Kappa Delta Pi National Professional Development Award – Oral
Roberts University Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter – Faculty Sponsor
2009
 Member of the Board of Trustees – Ed-Link Africa 2009
 Awarded Tenure – Oral Roberts University 2009
 Ten Year Service Award – Oral Roberts University 2008
 Appointed General Editor - The Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning for Christians in Higher Education – 2008
 College of William & Mary Alumni Mentor 2008
 Kappa Delta Pi Scholarship Reviewer 2008
 Alzheimer’s Association Grant Reviewer 2008
 School of Education Faculty Scholar Award 2008
 School of Education Outstanding Faculty Award 2008
 Oral Roberts University Nominee for Scholar of the Year 2008
 Kappa Delta Pi National Professional Development Award – Oral
Roberts University Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter – Faculty Sponsor
2007
 Nominated for the Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching 2006
 Nominated for School of Education Faculty of the Year 2001, 2005,
2007
 Graduate Supervisor-KDP 2004-2010
 Board of Advisors, Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Tidewater 1997-2010
TRAINING COMPLETED
 HLC Pathways Construction Project: A Proposed New Model for
Continued Accreditation 2010
 The Eighth Floor – Skype internet training 2010
 Educational Impact Online Conference 2010
 ACSI Hands-On Workshop for Writing a Curriculum Guide March
2006
 Longman Publishers Composition Technology Presentation 2005
 Kappa Delta Pi’s Counselor Development Session 2004
 Kappa Delta Pi’s Counselor Academy 2004
 NCATE Public Forum—ORU School of Education 2004
 The Eighth Floor – Blackboard: Basics; Blackboard: Questioning
Techniques; Blackboard: Best Practices; Blackboard: Exploring
Instructional Design 2004
 NCATE National Program Review Training – ORU 2001
 ORU Faculty Workshops Fall 2001
 The Eighth Floor – Advanced PowerPoint: Hyperlinks 1999
 The Eighth Floor – Research on the Internet 1999
PUBLICATIONS
 Uniqueness, Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for
Christians in Higher Education 2010
 The Advancement of Learning Building the Teaching Commons
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for Christians in
Higher Education, intended publication Fall 2008
 In the Beginning: God – ORUEF Newsletter Summer 2008
 The Light of Truth: Restoration of a Culture with Diverse Faith
Traditions, Book chapter in The Language of Diversity: Restoration
towards Peace and Unity!, Cambridge Scholars Publishing Fall 2007
 Females in the Christian College Presidency: A Restoration Based in
the Mennonite Peace Tradition, Book chapter in The Language of
Diversity: Restoration towards Peace and Unity!, Cambridge Press
Fall 2007
 Culture, Cultural Pluralism, and Multiculturalism: A Biblical Analysis
of Diversity, Book chapter in Religion, Culture, Curriculum, and
Diversity in 21st Century America, University Press of America 2007
 Balancing Acts: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in
Academic Careers, Book review – Journal of the Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning for Christians in Higher Education, intended
publication Fall 2007
 Scholarship Assessed Evaluation of the Professoriate, Book review –
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for Christians in
Higher Education Fall 2006
 Culture, Cultural Pluralism, and Multiculturalism: The Blending of
Diversity in Art Education. Submitted to the Journal of Cultural
Research in Art Education.
 In the beginning: God. Submitted to the ORUEF News and Views.
 In the beginning: God. Submitted (revised for this publication) to The
Chalcedon Report 2005
 Redeeming Principled Education – ORU School of Education
Communiqué
 Plagiarism: A Plague on All Our Houses – Unpublished 2002
 Spirituality and The Death of Man – ORUEF Christian Education
Digest Spring 2002
 On Earth As It Is In Heaven – ORUEF Christian Education Digest
Winter 2002
 Our Legacy—Our Joy – ORUEF Christian Education Digest Sept/Oct
2001
 The Good and The Right – ORUEF Christian Education Digest May
2001
 What’s In A Name – ORUEF Christian Education Digest April 2001
 Know God—No Images – ORUEF Christian Education Digest March
2001
 I Am – ORUEF Christian Education Digest February 2001
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Character: The Real Reputation – ORUEF Christian Education Digest
January 2001
Five Kernels of Corn . . . Lest Anyone Should Forget – ORUEF
Christian Education Digest November 2000
The Gift ORUEF – Christian Education Digest December 2000
Authored ORU Graduate School of Education Publication Handbook
2000
Authored book entitled Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom: The
Educational Trinity with Beverly M. Hedburg, Ph.D.
Authored the children’s books, Leo, The Extra-Ordinary Dog and
Animal Soup
Doctoral Dissertation – Academic Freedom and Faculty Careers: A
Case Study of Four Nobel Laureate Exiles, 1930-1940, Timothy D.
Norton
Authored English, Student Activities, and Mathematics curriculum
guides for grades K-12
Co-authored A Manual For Discipline With Selected Resources For PreK to 12 Grades with James W. Komarnicki, Ed.D.
Edited the textbook Christianity In The Public Arena, Selected
Readings
Co-authored music and lyrics for oratorios, Emmanuel, A Son Is Given,
and My Lord and My God, with Beverly M. Hedberg
MEMBERSHIPS
 National Association of Scholars
 The Society of Christian Philosophers
 Oklahoma Association of Scholars
 Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators
 Kappa Delta Pi